84.38% said that teaching assistant numbers had stayed the same or fallen.

84.38% said the number of administrative support staff numbers had stayed the same or fallen.

On cuts to spending on other school resources since 2015, Warrington South schools said that:

80.65% have cut spending on books and equipment.

80.65% have cut spending on teacher training and support.

51.61% have cut spending on external student support.

67.74% have cut spending on extra-curricular activities.

Concerningly, schools reported plans to make further cuts in the next two years to cope with forthcoming budget pressures, including a staggering 90.63% who said they would need to cut spending on books and equipment.

Overall, 100% of the Warrington South schools that responded to the survey were either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their school’s current funding situation.

Faisal Rashid MP said:

“Every child should have access to world-class education and our hardworking teaching staff must have the resources they need to carry out their job. I believe that in life, we ‘get what we pay for’, and without adequate investment, we cannot have a fit for purpose education system that does our young people proud.

“Children and young people in Warrington South have suffered for many years from attending some of the worst funded schools in the country. Despite government promises to reform the funding system, sadly our children are not receiving the investment in their future that each and every one of them deserves. Our school leaders are doing an excellent job in the most difficult of circumstances.

“According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the amount of per pupil spending in England’s schools has fallen by 8% since 2010. And it is clear that these funding pressures are having a real impact on our schools. A staggering 100% of the schools which responded to my survey made it clear that they are dissatisfied with current funding levels.

“Our schools are doing all they possibly can to protect pupils from the cuts, but this is getting harder and harder. In Warrington South, and across the country, underfunding means that our schools are under unprecedented pressure, which is resulting in the loss of school staff and leading to cuts to vital classroom resources and support.

“Alongside my Labour colleagues I am calling on the Government to stop starving our schools of the funding they desperately need to deliver a first class education. Our schools must be provided with the resources they need, the funding cuts must be reversed and per pupil funding mustbe increased in real terms.”